Bupati dan Walikota Diminta Jaga Stabilitas Keamanan Jelang Pemilu 2024

JAYAPURA - Plh Gubernur Papua Muhammad Ridwan Rumasukun meminta para kepala daerah di kabupaten dan kota untuk menjaga stabilitas keamanan jelang Pemilu 2024 mendatang.

Para bupati dan walikota juga diminta aktif melakukan komunikasi dengan pihak Komisi Pemilihan Umum Daerah (KPUD) serta TNI/Polri setempat, guna menangkal setiap bentuk maupun upaya yang berpotensi memicu konflik hingga mengganggu stabilitas keamanan.

"Saya kira mungkin para bupati dan walikota sudah harus siap-siap (mendorong dan menjaga stabilitas keamanan jelang Pemilu) karena ini merupakan agenda nasional".

"Artinya semua pihak, baik kepala daerah dan stakelholder terkait harus bersama-sama menjaga stabilitas keamanan menjelang pemilu dan pilkada. Sehingga pesta rakyat itu bisa berjalan seperti yang diharapkan untuk kemudian menghasilkan pemimpin terbaik di kabupaten, kota dan provinsi, maupun presiden," terang Gubernur Ridwan di Jayapura, Selasa (7/3/2023).

Sementara terkait dengan pelaksanaan Pemilu dan Pilkada, Ridwan berharap agar tak ada pelaksanaan Pemilihan Suara Ulang (PSU). 

"Tadi kami sudah menyerahkan kantor KPU Papua yang baru, untuk itu Pemprov Papua berharap lembaga KPU  Papua dapat bekerja dengan maksimal, sehingga pesta demokrasi berjalan baik."

"Apalagi kini tinggal delapan kabupaten dan satu kota sehingga seharusnya bisa mempermudah proses Pilkada 2024. Dan tentunya kita harap agar tidak ada PSU pada pilkada 2024 mendatang," tegas dia.

Pada kesempatan itu, Gubernur juga berharap seluruh warga Papua turut menjaga kondusifitas di wilayahnya masing-masing, sehingga pelaksanaan Pemilu dan Pilkada bisa berjalan aman dan damai. ***

JAYAPURA - Acting Governor of Papua Muhammad Ridwan Rumasukun asked regional heads in districts and cities to maintain security stability ahead of the upcoming 2024 elections.

The regents and mayors are also asked to actively communicate with the Regional Election Commission (KPUD) and the local National Armed and Police Forces to deter any form or effort that has the potential to trigger conflict to disrupt security stability.

"I think maybe the regents and mayors should be prepared (to encourage and maintain security stability ahead of the elections) because this is a national agenda ".

"This means that all parties, both regional heads and related stakeholders must jointly maintain security stability ahead of elections and regional elections. So it can run as expected to produce the best leaders in the district, city, and province, as well as the president," explained Governor Ridwan in Jayapura, Tuesday (7/3/2023).

Meanwhile, related to the implementation of elections and regional elections, Ridwan hopes that there will be no re-election.

"Earlier, we handed over the new KPU Papua office. For this reason, the Papua Provincial Government hopes that the KPU Papua institution can work optimally so that the democratic party runs well ."

"Moreover, there are now eight districts and one city so it should be able to simplify the process of the 2024 regional elections. And of course, we hope that there will be no PSU in the upcoming 2024 regional elections," he said.

On that occasion, the Governor also hoped that all Papuans would help maintain conduciveness in their respective regions so that the implementation of elections and regional elections could run safely and peacefully. ***